Title: Nejanilini Lake region (Manitoba, Canada) peat core data (2008-2009)
Citation: Philip Camill. (2016). Nejanilini Lake region (Manitoba, Canada) peat core data (2008-2009). Arctic Data Center. doi:10.18739/A2KW9T.
Study Site: Nejanilini Lake region, Manitoba
Purpose: Small peat-forming ecosystems in arctic landscapes may play a significant role in the regional biogeochemistry of high-latitude systems, yet they are understudied compared to arctic uplands and other major peat-forming regions of the North. We present a new data set of 25 radiocarbon-dated permafrost peat cores sampled around eight low arctic lake sites in northern Manitoba (Canada) to examine the timing of peat initiation and controls on peat accumulation throughout the Holocene.
Abstract: This dataset contains metadata, chronologies, vegetation and physical/geochemical data for 25 peat cores collected from 2008-2009 from the Nejanilini Lake region of north-central Manitoba, Canada.
Supplemental Information Summary: This work is dedicated to the public domain under the Creative Commons Universal 1.0 Public Domain Dedication. To view a copy of this dedication, visit https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
Research:
Further Info: Camill, P., C. E. Umbanhowar Jr., C. Geiss, M. B. Edlund, W. O. Hobbs, A. Dupont, C. Doyle-Capitman, and M. Ramos (2017), The initiation and development of small peat-forming ecosystems adjacent to lakes in the north central Canadian low arctic during the Holocene, J. Geophys. Res. Biogeosci., 122, 1672–1688, doi:10.1002/2016JG003662.
Status: Complete
Keywords:
soil carbon,
vegetation,
peat properties,
wildfire,
Geographical coordinates: North: 59.93, South: 59.07 East: -96.81 West: -98.08
Bounding Temporal Extent: Start Date: 2008-01-01, End
Date: 2009-12-31
